Brandy Color
Brandy is a orange color with hex code #DEC196. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with brandy, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Brandy Color Values
What Does Brandy Mean?
Brandy belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. As a lighter shade, Brandy reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Brandy is classified as a orange (nearest centroid: pale orange yellow, #FAD6A5).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Brandy
Brandy and #96B3DE are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #DE9E96 and #D7DE96, which sit beside brandy on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair brandy with triadic partners #96DEC1 and #C196DE. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Calico —
#E0C095(Delta E 1) - Pavlova —
#D7C498(Delta E 4) - Tan —
#D2B48C(Delta E 5) - Sorrell Brown —
#CEB98F(Delta E 5) - Straw —
#D4BF8D(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #DEC196; }
.background { background-color: #DEC196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #DEC196; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #DEC19640; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for brandy?
Brandy has the hex code #DEC196. In RGB notation it is rgb(222, 193, 150), in HSL it is hsl(36, 52%, 73%), and its OKLCH value is 0.825, 0.066, 77.4.
What does the color brandy mean?
Orange-family colors like brandy carry distinct psychological associations. Brandy belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. As a lighter shade, Brandy reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with brandy?
Brandy has three easy routes: its complement #96B3DE for punch, its neighbors #DE9E96 and #D7DE96 for something calmer, or triadic partners #96DEC1 and #C196DE when you want energy.
Is brandy a standard web color?
No — Brandy is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #DEC196 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make brandy lighter or darker?
To lighten brandy, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FAF6EF (lightest tint) to #2F220F (darkest shade).
About Brandy
Brandy is classified as a Orange in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Orange hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #DEC196 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.